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Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12

Family-friendly holiday home in Taunton with an outdoor pool

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Exterior
Exterior detail
Bathroom
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer

Explore the area

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  • Place, Quantock Hills
  • Place, Bishop's Lydeard Station
  • Place, County Cricket Ground
  • Airport, Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.)

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 Crib

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Shower room 1

Shower only

Shower room 2

Shower only

Toilet 1

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12

Parkgate House is a versatile and spacious country home with panoramic views of the Quantock Hills. The house is charmingly furnished with a wonderful farmhouse kitchen at its heart. Even the pets are well catered for with their very own room and large dog flap leading to an outdoor kennel. The gardens extend to just over one acre with an above ground swimming pool to cool down in on a hot summers day and al fresco entertaining area with a BBQ for tasty meals in the sun. This lovely holiday home is surrounded by beautiful countryside just waiting to be explored. Parkgate House is the perfect home away from home for a family getaway that you will want to revisit year after year.

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas
Smoking allowed outside only
No Fireworks, Fire Lanterns or Drones

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Taunton

Located in Taunton, this holiday home is in a rural area and by the sea. Bishop's Lydeard Station and Tarr Steps are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Exmoor National Park and Quantock Hills. Travelling with kids? Consider AJ'z Activity Centre and Tropiquaria Zoo. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and horse riding nearby.
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West Bagborough, Taunton, Somerset

What's nearby

  • Quantock Hills - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Bishop's Lydeard Station - 4 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Tarr Steps - 6 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Wills Neck - 12 min drive - 4.8 km
  • County Cricket Ground - 13 min drive - 16.3 km

Getting around

  • Taunton Station - 18 min drive
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 135 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cross Keys - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Bear Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Taste of India - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Farmers Arms - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Swan at Kingston - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12 have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12 pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12 ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12 ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Parkgate House<br>Sleeps 12 located?

This family-friendly Taunton holiday home is located by the sea, within 3 mi (5 km) of Quantock Hills, Bishop's Lydeard Station and Darby Way. Wills Neck is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alex S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Dave was very accommodating, fixed any issues quickly and the house was great!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joe A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Group of 11 (aged 26 - 30)

Fantastic sized property for our group of 11 adults.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liz P.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely property
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn F., Bristol, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous house in a beautiful setting.

The house is amazing. Such a good space for a family get together. Well equipped kitchen with loads of space and comfy lounge and bedrooms. Massive outdoor space too which is enclosed so perfect for kids and dogs alike. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

jo burden

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent for social get togethers

We stayed here for my brother's 50th birthday celebration weekend with all the family from ages 12 up to 75. It is a fabulous house for socialising, with large open plan kitchen/dining/games area. We never made it into the lounge! Dave was a great host and replied promptly to any questions throughout the booking process and when there. The house is well stocked and plenty of storage space for guests. The pool area and garden are slightly different now to the photos (garden is smaller) but still provided a great outdoor space for games/entertaining. It is an older style country house and possibly would benefit from a new coat of paint in the well used areas but we were very happy here and would return again for a repeat visit. Would highly recommend a visit to Sheppys near by for their private cider tours/tasting.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Sharon T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Somerset Reunion

We were 2 sisters with husbands and adult children. Traveled from US to visit extended family- aunt, uncle and cousins. The house was perfect for us to get together. We were 9 staying at the house, and plenty of room for us to spread out. Would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jake P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely farm house with lots of character :)

Stayed here with 10 of us (5 couples) over New Years. Host was very helpful and made everything very easy for us to check in. Place was clean and presentable. Lots of character and plenty of space. Would recommend to anyone :)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Lisa M.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Not clean

The property was in a lovely location, with plenty of room, games room, even a piano. The property was a little tired inside, not many bulbs working in the kitchen, some chairs & curtain poles were broken, dust & cobwebs where everywhere, we opened one window upstairs & hundreds of flies came in, as they must have been living in the window frames. There was a problem with the Arger when we arrived on Fri evening, we called the owners to inform them it wasn't working, they couldn't come out that night & told us to use the electric oven, it was small for us to cook for 10 of us. The owner then came out on Sat lunchtime to look at the Arger, he said he couldn't fix it, & didn't know what else to suggest, what he should have done was called around earlier on the Sat morning & sorted an engineer to come out & look or offered us some money off. We ended up cooking a fry up for 10 people which took about 1 & half hours to cook on the electric oven & hob. We come from a B&B background family, so know what standard properties need to be. I think this property needs to be looked at by Air B&B.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

April H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

We stayed at Parkgate House September 2022, with a party of 11 friends and family aging between 11-75 years. The house had something for everyone and was exactly what we had hoped for. We were fortunate that the weather offered us warm sunny afternoons which allowed us to make use of the outdoor space - this was great. We were also able to use the outdoor fire pit which Dave kindly dropped some wood off for. The pool was on the chilly side due to the time of year we were there however once in and swimming, it was fine. The only issue we had was that we thought we would be able to use the Aga but we couldn’t as there is a problem with it. There is a much smaller cooker tucked away in a corner for guests to use however it isn’t big enough to easily cook for large numbers. There was also no lighting in that corner as the extractor fan and lighting didn’t work which compound the challenges of cooking. However after lots of laughter we have taken a lot of memories away from trying to cook on that cooker. We had a wonderful weekend just being together. Lots of fun and laughter which was exactly what we wanted from the weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get together

A weekend get together with both my family and my sister's family, who visited for a bbq on the Saturday. Ample space and facilities in the house and garden for the 18 of us to socialise together. Certainly would book again if circumstances permit.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

cheryl p.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house

Whole family holiday plus the dog and the house was perfect, lovely large bedrooms, well equipped kitchen and eating area and plenty of out door space.would definitely come and stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ideal for our family get together

The property was ideal for our family get together, plenty of space for us all and large garden for 3 dogs to run in. Everything was supplied within the property to enable us to cater for a party of 9 adults and 3 children. The host was very helpful and replied promptly via email to any queries. The only slight negative was that we were unable to turn off the heated towel rails in the en suite bathrooms but the cleaner explained this was to do with the hot water supply within the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Michael M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great size house for a vacation

Stayed at the property for a week with some friends who were visiting from the US. The house is huge, bedrooms are large and easily enough space for the ten of us staying there. Communication with Dave was absolutely spot on and any issues we had were dealt with promptly. Lots of nice touches to keep kids amused (pool, table football, etc)
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely setting

The house was perfect for what we needed. So many different places to chill
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Alan W., Fordingbridge

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend in a Lovely property with amazing garden

Excellent for a large family gathering
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ileana B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house and amazing experience

This home is gorgeous and was perfect for twelve friends over the weekend. Location was great to get away and we walked into town for a bite at the pub. Kitchen is fully stocked and loads of different spaces to entertain within the home. Dave was super responsive and we just had the best time.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing weekend away

We stayed at Parkgate House for a birthday weekend and the house and gardens was lovely. Dave was available when needed and replied quickly to messages. The house was perfect for a weekend away, we especially loved the games room and piano! Already talking about dates to come back - thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Nadine H., Berkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house with a great layout for all the family

Spacious family home with beautiful garden. Lovely bedrooms & bathrooms too. Shame the pool isn't heated but the children didn't seem to mind.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Aimee B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Amazing house for a large family group of all ages!

We had such a wonderful time at Parkgate House, it’s beautiful and so spacious with wonderful facilities. We had thought the pool was going to be small and not anything special but it was fantastic and the perfect size to have fun and enjoy with the kids. The garden is very well kept and huge, with lots of room for games and plenty of outdoor seating. The kitchen/dining/games room is huge and was a great space for us to have dinners and socialise in the evenings. We brought our dog with us and it was safe and secure, plus there is a doggy room with a dog flap going to a fenced off part of the garden. The only thing I would say as a negative is the water pressure in the showers, which wasn’t great but still manageable. We also hadn’t received a notification that there wasn’t going to be any towels provided because of COVID but we called Dave our host and he came over and was very happy to provide them for our stay and was very friendly. We will definitely be coming back for another family holiday, when we can!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sarah B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Happy Holiday

A wonderful week spent at this lovely property situated in a beautiful part of the country. Lots of space to have fun together both indoors and out. Four teenagers and two dogs. Brilliant bike rides, snooker and cooling off in the pool.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Justin P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent stay

Great house and garden, extremely well equipped to suit friends get together or family of all ages. Would highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ben R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house and hosts

Everything as expected, had a lovely time. Thanks again
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Absolutely amazing family home and would recommend to anyone

We had the best ever Christmas in this house and the owners were very helpful and provided everything we needed. Would definitely stay again.. thank you so much Steph for everything
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bryan P.

Lovely place .so much to keep you occupied ,even this time of year ,

Well set out ,easy access to and from the main road, without even hearing it. Loads to do both inside and out ,even at this time of the season ,It would great in season when the pool was in use .Overall great place plenty to do and plenty of places to see.. Thanks from my family and my self. Cheers Bryan
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth F.

Great week and good homely feel to house, good for larger families. Needs a few DIY jobs addressed.

All the family enjoyed themselves especially with the swimming pool, pool table, chess and outside games badminton, etc. Visited Taunton and Minehead and a few different Beaches. Good weather, family chill out and fun. Would recommend. Beautiful scenery and mainly quiet but private location. Owners very nice and friendly.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

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